Quaya Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Quaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Quaya (22) may also be a first name.

Quaya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Quaya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Quaya is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Quaya are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Quaya is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name globally, borne by 22 people.

The last name Quaya is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 209,930. In Liberia Quaya is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 71 percent are found, Grand Kru County, where 24 percent are found and Margibi County, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Liberia Quaya is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Quayat9191/
Quayah916/
Quayad911/
Quayaa911/
Quay893,741/
Qaya89133/
Quaye8089,748/
Qayad802,754/
Cuaya802,422/
Guaya80910/
Quaia80557/
Qayas80430/
Kuaya80376/
Qayaz80158/
Quiya8056/
Queya8023/
Qayat8021/
Quway8018/
Qayah8014/
Quays8014/
Quaai8013/
Q'Aya809/
Quaja807/
Quayo804/
Cquay803/
Quayt801/
Qhaya801/
Qayau801/
Qayha801/
Qwaya801/
Quahy800/
Quauy800/
Quayd800/
Qay7587/
Quayee733,939/
Quayes73911/
Cuhaya73154/
Nkuaya7396/
Kuyaya7369/
Guhaya7350/
Cuyaya7341/
Quayie7333/
Cujaya7330/
Qayash7325/
Cuayas7320/
Quaiat7316/
Quayou737/
Quoyah735/
Quayth735/
Guayap733/
Kujaya733/
Queyas732/
Guayat732/
Quaaie731/
Quaiha731/
Quayed731/
Quayoe731/
Qwayah731/
Quaiah731/
Quayeh731/
Queyah731/
Kuiaya731/
Quajat731/
Qqueya731/
Quijaa731/
Quiyap731/
Quoyat731/
Qhayat731/
Qayass731/
Guayad731/
Guayau731/
Guaïya731/
Quahha731/
Quyyah731/
Kaya67888,082/
Guay6725,151/
Caya6717,421/
Cuya6716,107/
Kuya679,107/
Quea673,692/
Quai671,280/
Qayi671,145/
Kuay67644/
Cuay67499/
Quoy67410/
Qaja67186/
Quey67148/
Qayy67115/
Qays6796/
Qaye6757/
Qayo6728/
Qaha6723/
Qeya6723/
Qaia6722/
Quiyass6719/
Qayd6718/
Qiya6715/
Kuaa679/
Quahyee678/
Quaj678/
Qaai677/
Quayieh676/
Qayt674/
Qayu673/
Qwaa673/
Qayz673/
Qcaa673/
Kqay673/
Quoa673/
Quehaja672/
Quau672/
Qwuy672/
Qayh671/
Ghuayat671/
Quioyah671/
Cuaa671/
Qoya671/
Qaaa671/
Qyya671/
Qajy671/
Qaaj671/
Qayaush671/
Qayj671/
Qcay671/
Qkaa671/
Qouy671/
Qeua671/
Qeuy671/
Qhay671/
Qhuy671/
Cqay671/
Hqay671/
Qway670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Quaya
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